Zombieland is a fun, fast-paced, kick-ass, zombie movie. It clocks in at roughly 83 minutes, delivering eye-popping visuals with a tight, economical story to boot. It’s a great screenplay for the aspiring screenwriter to study. While the voice-overs are entertaining, and in a sense, help define the style, they are completely unnecessary. The protagonist tells the audience his exact feelings — on-the-nose dialogue — at crucial beats. In the world of story, there’s a little rule — show don’t tell — but then again, some rules are made to be broken.
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I’ve posted links to both the Zombieland script and screenplay analysis below.
- Download Zombieland’s script (PDF).
- Download ScreenplayHowTo’s Zombieland screenplay analysis (PDF).
Click here to go back to our Zombieland screenplay analysis page for an extensive write-up on both the film and script.
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